Su-27
IOC: 1984
Total Production: 1,099
Su-33
IOC: 1994
Production: 24
Also Known As
Flanker-D
Sea Flanker
Su-27K
Origin
Russia
Contractor/s
Sukhoi
Applications
Project 1143.5
Family Members
Su-27
Su-27UB
Su-30MK
Su-30MKI
Su-35
Su-35UB
Air-to-Air Missiles:
R-27R
R-27RE
R-27T
R-27TE
R-73
R-77
Guided Missiles:
Kh-31A
Kh-31P
Kh-41
Power plant:
AL-31F (2)
Sensors & Communications:
Bars
OEPS-27
Guns & Missile Launchers:
GSh-301
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Description:
The Su-27, Flanker-B NATO-designation, is a single-seat, twin-engine, long range, air defense fighter designed to counter the F-15 Eagle and NATO fighter aircraft. It can accommodate R-27 and R-73 missiles for short, medium and long range air-to-air engagements. In addition, a built-in GSh-301 30mm gun provides very short range air-to-air engagement capability.
The Su-27 air defense fighter can also carry out escort missions in support of Tu-22M, Backfire NATO nickname, as well as other bomber/attack aircraft such as the Su-24, Fencer NATO nickname. Despite its size and weight, the Su-27 and its derivatives are the most maneuverable aircraft ever flew.
The Su-27 Flanker features an integrated Infrared Search and Track (IRST) system located in front of the cockpit's canopy. The IRST system together with a helmet-mounted sight, the R-73 advanced short range air-to-air missile, and Su-27's maneuverability outperforms any existing fighter aircraft in a short range air-to-air engagement.
The Su-27K, Flanker-D or Sea Flanker NATO designations, is a derivative of the proved Su-27 fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-surface missions operating from an aircraft carrier. It features an arresting hook and strengthened landing gear for carrier-based operations, canard foreplanes for improved aerodynamic performance, folding outer wings and empennage, engagement capability of surface and airborne threats through radar and IR sensor, in-flight refueling capability to achieve mission extended range, 12 external hard points, and a new electronic countermeasures system.
The Su-27K, also known as the Su-33, entered service with the Russian Navy in 1994 aboard the Admiral Kuznetzov aircraft carrier. It can employ the latest air-to-air missiles as well as precision-guided air-to-surface weapons. 20-30 Su-33s have been deployed on the Zuznetsov aircraft carrier.
Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 1
Guns: Main Gun Caliber 30 mm
Dimensions: Height 6 m, Length 21.9 m, Wingspan 14.5 m
Weights: Max Weight 33,000 kg (72,751 lb), Payload 6,500 kg (14,330 lb)
Engine/s Performance: Thrust 55,100 lb (24,993 kg)
Performance: Ceiling 17,000 m (55,774 ft), Max Range 4,000 km (2,160 nm), Min Range 1,500 km (810 nm), Top Speed 781 mps (Mach 2.35)
Other: Number of Engines 2
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